Gazette Charities Christmas Fund raises more than $74,700

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- The Gazette Charities Christmas Fund has come to a close for the season.

With the help of many, many generous Gazette readers, the fund was able to raise $74,736.34.

The money will be divided among 10 local help agencies that work each day to meet needs in our community.

This week's list of donors includes the Robert C. Byrd Institute for Advanced Flexible Manufacturing. Those are the proceeds from the sale of limited-edition Christmas ornaments made with the institute's 3-D printer.

To all of the givers, on behalf of the fund, the agencies that will benefit and, most of all, the people who are being helped -- thank you!

Here's a list of the most recent donors, followed by the names of all who have given during the season:

Anonymous, in honor of Desmond Tutu and in memory of Nelson Mandela, $5

Anonymous, in memory of Virginia B. Myers, $100

Roger and Terry Lemarier, $25

Dingess-Rum Properties Inc., $250

Bill Weiss, in honor of Sandy Weiss, $250

Patricia Hammer, in memory of Thomas Cahape, $50

Clifford Lantz, in memory of E.F. and Frances Ross and Clifford L. and Maude Lantz, $100